Method and apparatus for distinctively displaying windows on a computer display screen.

摘要

A method and apparatus for distinctively displaying windows on a computer display screen. The amount of time each of the windows on the display screen is active ("in focus") is monitored. Upon a command from the user, the windows that were active a longer length of time are displayed more distinctively than windows that were active a shorter length of time. One way of displaying more distinctively is by placing the most active window in the upper left corner of the screen and placing the rest of the windows in a descending order of activity from left to right and top to bottom on the screen. Another way is to cascade the windows, where the windows are cascaded in a descending order of activity from the front to the back of the window stack.